Alberto Blanco was born in Mexico City in 1951. He has published
more than twenty books, including collections of poetry, translations
of other poets' works into Spanish, and childrens' books. His
most recent book is Dawn of the Senses, a collection of
his poetry with translations, edited by Juvenal Acosta (City
Lights Books, 1995). Blanco is currently a full-time professor
in the Department of Languages and Linguistics at the University
of Texas at El Paso.